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| Assessment of Senior Secondary School Student’s Attitudes toward Information and Communication Technologies in Iwo Local Government Area of Osun State, Nigeria |
SANNI, Kamorudeen Taiwo Ph. D, ARANSI, Waliyi Olayemi, ADEWOLE, Folasade Omowumi
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Abstract:
The study examined the attitudes of senior secondary school students toward Information and Communication Technologies in Iwo Local Government Area of Osun State. Three specific objectives and research questions are enumerated. Descriptive survey research design was employed. Simple random sampling technique was employed to select the sample of three-hundred (300) from three public schools in Iwo metropolis. The questionnaire was used as research instrument which was validated and undergone reliability test. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. The empirical outcomes revealed that secondary school students involved in the research exhibited positive attitude towards utilisation and application of Information and Communication Technology platforms. Also, there was no significant different in the students’ attitude towards Information and Communication Technology on the basis of gender. The findings further revealed that there was significant different in the students’ attitude towards application and utilisation of ICT on the basis of parental educational levels. The study concluded that secondary school students engaged in the research work had good attitude towards Information and Communication Technology most especially for academic oriented exercise. In addition, parental educational status enhance students’ attitude toward the access to ICT but no significant difference was found on the basis of the gender traits of the respondents. Recommendations including intensify ICT education, organization of seminars, conferences, workshops and orientation programs based on ICT and provision of incentive for potential and existing ICT beneficiaries among other are suggested.
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